Securing device for scarfs and scarf-pins.



No. 745,445. PATENTED DEG. 1, 1903.. L". VON KUPPBN.

SECURING DEVICE FOR SGARFS AND SOARF PINS;

APPLIOATION FILED Nov. 15, 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented December 1, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

LOTHAR VON KoPPEN, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

SECURING DEVICE FOR SCARFS AND SCARF-PINS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,445, dated December 1, 1903.

Application filed November 15, 1902. Serial No. 181,469. (No model.)

1'0 (all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOTHAR VON Kermit, a subject of the King of Prussia, German Emperor, and a resident of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Securing Devices for Scarfs and Scarf-Pins, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to securing devices for scarfs and scarf-pins.

The object of the invention is to prevent the withdrawal of the pin, so that the same cannot be lost or stolen, and to associate with the pin-securing means a device for securing the scarf to the shirt-front. By means of my device the scarf may also be positioned so that it appears to be somewhat away from the shirt-bosom right below the collar andromains permanently fixed 'when so arranged.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 illustrates in front elevation the complete device as applied. Fig. 2 represents in side elevation a modification of the lower portion of same, and Fig. 3 is a top view of the pin-clamp seen from line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference denote'like parts in all the figures.

In the drawings, a represents the pin ,which is secured by the fastening device I). The pin may be clamped in any suitable manner, and for the purpose of illustration I show a device which consists of two parallel plates 0 d, which are preferably elliptical in shape. (See Fig. 3.) The two plates are connected by two metal rods 2 e, which converge somewhat from the top down and have slight cor rngations on the sides. A shifting ring f is provided on the rods e c. This ring has small knobs on the ends to facilitate the shifting. The bottom plate (1 has an opening in the centerand a small ring 9 on the side,which is integral therewith. The top plate 0 is split, as is shown in Fig. 3, and is also provided with an opening in the center. A fine chain h is attached tg the small ring g. This fine chain connects the pin-securing device with the clasp proper, 2', which for this purpose is provided with a small eyelet j.

,Assuming now that the scarf is has been put onto the collar and the pin is inserted,

up and catches on the corrugations of the rods e e, pressing thereby the two halves of the top plate 0 together. In this way the pin 'is permanently secured and cannot be lost or stolen. When this is done, then the top portion of the scarf right below the collar is somewhat turned 0E from the shirt-bosom and the clasp i inserted in the usual manner, drawing, of course, the fine chain fairly tight, as shown in Fig. 1. The lower portion of the scarf is hereby clamped, while the top portion of same hides the clamp completely. In the described manner both the scarf and pin are perfectly secured by one device.

A modification of the clasp proper is illustrated in Fig. 2. It is provided with a pin attachment. Thepinmis permanentlyfixed, preferably to the front portion of the clasp, and when same is inserted then the pin is simultaneously inserted into the inner portion of the top part of the scarf, keeping same in.

a fixed position. The pin attachment is very valuable in summer, when vests are usually not worn. It secures the scarf so that the wind cannot move it out of its position.

Most of the plain clasps heretofore employed were visible, presenting a rather unesthetic view. My novel combination safety scarf and pin clasp is so devised that none of its parts are visible when the clasp is applied.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A securing device for scarfs and scarfpins, comprising a member adapted to engage the shank of the pin. and provided with means to clamp it thereon, a clasp to secure the scarf to the shirt-front, and a connection between the clasp and pin-engaging member.

2. A securing device for scarfs and scarfpins, comprising a member adapted to engage the shank of the pin and provided with means to clasp it thereon, a clasp adapted to engage the shirt-front and provided with a pin to engage the scarf, and a connection between the clasp and pin-engaging members.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a member I) having a. rigid socket and a yielding socket, means for clasping the yielding socket to the pin, a clasp to secure the scarf to the shirt, and a flexible connection between the member b and the clasp.

4:. A device of the class described, comprising a member I) having a rigid socket and a yielding socket, the sockets being spaced apart, and means for clamping the yielding socket on the pin.

5. In a securing device for scarfs and scarfpins, the combination of a member I) having a rigid socket and a yielding socket, a clamping-ring on the member to clamp the yielding socket on the pin, a clasp to secure the scarf to the shirt, and a flexible connection between the clasp and the member 1).

6. A securing device for scarfs and scarfpins, comprisinga pin-engaging member having a lower apertured plate and a split top the pin in the recesses of the upper plate, a

clasp having an eyelet thereon, and a chain connected to the eyelet and to the pin-engaging member.

Signed at New York, N. Y., this 14th day of November, 1902.

LOTHAR VON KGPPEN.

Witnesses:

HATTIE LUEDERs, RAY RoKoFsKY. 

